Giant Haystacks Racehorse Profile
Giant Haystacks is a 7-year-old Gelding, trained by ROSS O'SULLIVAN, based at Punchestown. With 20 career starts and 2 wins, it has earned $21,843.
- Age
- 7
- Sex
- Gelding
- Trainer
- ROSS O'SULLIVAN
- Trained at
- Punchestown
- Sire
- Elusive Pimpernel
- Dam
- Varnay
- Sire of dam
- Machiavellian
- Career
- 20:2-1-2
- Prize money
- $21,843
- Last start
- 14 Oct 2026
- Recent form
- -43109
Giant Haystacks Form Guide
Giant Haystacks — last 18 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 28 Aug 2026 | Wexford (ire) | 3914m | Dan & Breda Byrne Memorial Handicap Steeplechase | Yielding | 0 | 161kg | Danny Gilligan | 9 of 9 | 70.75L | 5:24.39 | — | Chosen Shant (IRE) |
| 28 July 2026 | Galway (ire) | 3670m | COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Steeplechase | Good | 0 | 157kg | Danny Gilligan | 12 of 20 | 22.5L | 4:42.40 | — | Tell Us This (IRE) |
| 3 July 2026 | Wexford | 3923m | Save The Date 7th August Ladies Day Handicap Chase (0-100) | Good | 0 | 163kg | Danny Gilligan | 1 of 13 | — | 4:50.00 | — | Giant Haystacks (IRE) |
| 29 May 2026 | Tramore | 4389m | Get A Free Month Trial Of Racing TV Now racingtv.com/freetrial Beginners Chase | Good | 0 | 166kg | Danny Gilligan | 3 of 10 | 16L | 5:49.40 | — | Journey So Far (IRE) |
| 22 May 2026 | Downpatrick | 3914m | Down Royal Corporation Of Horsebreeders Beginners Chase | Good To Yielding | 0 | 166kg | Danny Gilligan | 4 of 14 | 2.75L | 4:53.71 | — | Driveonwill (IRE) |
| 5 Feb 2026 | Thurles | 3621m | Racing Again On The 19th February Handicap Chase | Soft | 0 | 158kg | Danny Gilligan | 5 of 16 | 15L | 5:1.00 | — | Quornofamonday (IRE) |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Fairyhouse | 3269m | Book Your Easter Festival Early Bird Tickets Beginners Chase | Soft | 0 | 166kg | Danny Gilligan | 7 of 11 | 87.75L | 4:39.04 | — | I Am Lorenzo (IRE) |
| 28 Dec 2025 | Leopardstown | 4160m | Mercedes Benz South Dublin Handicap Hurdle | Good To Yielding | 0 | 152kg | Danny Gilligan | 12 of 23 | 22L | 5:17.19 | — | The Nagger Reidy (GB) |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Thurles | 4023m | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | Yielding To Soft | 0 | 163kg | Danny Gilligan | 5 of 12 | 10L | 5:6.70 | — | Plunkett Street (GB) |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Punchestown | 4064m | TRM Nutrition - No.1 In Europe, Trusted Worldwide Handicap Hurdle | Good To Yielding | 0 | 148kg | Danny Gilligan | 3 of 12 | 4L | 5:1.99 | — | Linden Arden (IRE) |
| 17 July 2025 | Killarney | 4101m | KPH Construction 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle | Yielding To Soft | 0 | 154kg | Shane O'callaghan | 8 of 15 | 17.25L | 5:9.52 | — | Duty Bound (GB) |
| 3 July 2025 | Tipperary | 4106m | Easyfix Handicap Hurdle | Good To Yielding | 0 | 167kg | Donagh Meyler | 10 of 15 | 19.75L | 5:5.69 | — | Queenofthelodge (IRE) |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Punchestown (ire) | 3875m | Adare Manor Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle | Yielding | 0 | 154kg | Tom Harney | PU of 25 | — | - | — | Thanksforthehelp (FR) |
| 5 Jan 2025 | — | 3804m | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle | Heavy | 0 | 168kg | — | PU | — | - | — | — |
| 28 Dec 2024 | — | 4023m | Mercedes Benz South Dublin Handicap Hurdle | Yielding | 0 | 150kg | — | 1 | — | 4:57.60 | — | — |
| 3 Dec 2024 | — | 3302m | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | Yielding | 0 | 166kg | — | 2 | — | 4:6.61 | — | — |
| 17 Nov 2024 | — | 3219m | Gaeil Colmcille GAA Kells "Day At The Races" Handicap Hurdle | Yielding | 0 | 161kg | — | 4 | — | 3:59.70 | — | — |
| 6 May 2024 | — | 3383m | Ballygowan Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | Good | 0 | 154kg | — | 10 | — | 4:13.90 | — | — |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| This track | 2 | 0-0-1 | 0% | 50% |
| This distance | 1 | 0-0-1 | 0% | 100% |
| Good | 9 | 2-1-1 | 22% | 44% |
| Soft | 10 | 0-0-1 | 0% | 10% |
| Heavy | 1 | 0-0-0 | 0% | 0% |
| First-up | 7 | 0-0-1 | 0% | 14% |
| Second-up | 5 | 0-1-1 | 0% | 40% |
Record by Track
Record by Jockey
Career Wins
Races won
| Date | Race | Event | Dist | Jockey |
|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | R7 | Matchbook Betting Exchange (Q.R.) Handicap Steeplechase | 4325m | Mr D Mcgill(7) |
| 3 July 2026 | R7 | Save The Date 7th August Ladies Day Handicap Chase (0-100) | 3922m | Danny Gilligan |